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MSS 593 Robert S. Beightler Papers 5 cubic f e e t Standard inventory Collection Synopsis Provenance: The Ohio Historical Society acquired the Robert S. Beightler Papers as a g i f t of Robert S. ~ e i g h t l e r , Columbus, Ohio, in May 1976, Richard W. Arpi processed the c o l l e c t i o n i n June 1983. Property r i g h t s : The Ohio Historical Society owns the property r i g h t s to this collection. Copyrights: Robert S. Beightler has dedicated such copyrights as he possesses in t h i s collection t o the public. Consideration of a l l other copyrights is the responsibility of the author and publisher. Access: This collection is open under t h e r u l e s and regulations of the Ohio Historical Society. Citation: Researchers are requested t o c i t e collection name, collection number, and the Ohio Histopical Society i n a l l foot-note and bibliographic references. Note to researchers: Certain information in t h i s c o l l e c t i o n was c l a s s i f i e d as r e s t r i c t e d , secret, or confidential a t the time of its creation. This material is d e c l a s s i f i e d and is stamped on a t l e a s t the front and back page of each document. The red stamp reads DECLASSIFIED 790070 by NNDA NARS, DATE 1979. Biographical sketch: Robert S. ~ e i g h t l e r , commanding general of the 37th Division, is the only ~ a t i o n a lG uard o f f i c e r t h a t led a division through a l l of its training and combat operations in World War 11. Taking command of t h e division shortly before i t s federal induction on October 15, 1940, Beightler retained his command longer and more continuously than any American division commander during the war, Beightler, a descendant of Oliver Hazard Perry, was born on March 21, 1892, in Marysville, Ohio. a f t e r high school, he attended the Ohio State University and obtained a degree i n engineering. On August 11, 1911, he e n l i s t e d as a private i n Company E l 4th Ohio Infantry, and from August 1916 to March 1917 was on a c t i v e duty in the Pershing campaign against Pancho Villa. A f t e r l e a r n i n g his regiment would not be going t o France, Beightler resigned h i s commission as f i r s t lieutenant in order t o be recommissioned as a second lieutenant i n the 166th Infantry, 42nd ( Rainbow) Division. In France, Beightler participated i n several b a t t l e s including Chateau- Thierry, St. Mihiel, and the Meuse- Argonne offensives. After the armistice, Beightler remained in Germany with the Army of Occupation u n t i l June 1919.
Object Description
Title | MSS 593 Robert S Beightler Papers |
Subject |
Beightler, Robert S. (Robert Sprague), 1892-1978 United States. Army. Infantry Division, 37th -- History. United States. Army -- Records and correspondence. World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean. Veterans -- United States -- Ohio. World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. Military intelligence Philippines. Ohio -- History, Military. |
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Date of Original | 1940-1948. |
Collection | Ohio History Connection Finding Aids Collection |
Submitting Institution | Ohio History Connection |
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Title | MSS 593 Robert S Beightler - Page 1 |
Full Text | MSS 593 Robert S. Beightler Papers 5 cubic f e e t Standard inventory Collection Synopsis Provenance: The Ohio Historical Society acquired the Robert S. Beightler Papers as a g i f t of Robert S. ~ e i g h t l e r , Columbus, Ohio, in May 1976, Richard W. Arpi processed the c o l l e c t i o n i n June 1983. Property r i g h t s : The Ohio Historical Society owns the property r i g h t s to this collection. Copyrights: Robert S. Beightler has dedicated such copyrights as he possesses in t h i s collection t o the public. Consideration of a l l other copyrights is the responsibility of the author and publisher. Access: This collection is open under t h e r u l e s and regulations of the Ohio Historical Society. Citation: Researchers are requested t o c i t e collection name, collection number, and the Ohio Histopical Society i n a l l foot-note and bibliographic references. Note to researchers: Certain information in t h i s c o l l e c t i o n was c l a s s i f i e d as r e s t r i c t e d , secret, or confidential a t the time of its creation. This material is d e c l a s s i f i e d and is stamped on a t l e a s t the front and back page of each document. The red stamp reads DECLASSIFIED 790070 by NNDA NARS, DATE 1979. Biographical sketch: Robert S. ~ e i g h t l e r , commanding general of the 37th Division, is the only ~ a t i o n a lG uard o f f i c e r t h a t led a division through a l l of its training and combat operations in World War 11. Taking command of t h e division shortly before i t s federal induction on October 15, 1940, Beightler retained his command longer and more continuously than any American division commander during the war, Beightler, a descendant of Oliver Hazard Perry, was born on March 21, 1892, in Marysville, Ohio. a f t e r high school, he attended the Ohio State University and obtained a degree i n engineering. On August 11, 1911, he e n l i s t e d as a private i n Company E l 4th Ohio Infantry, and from August 1916 to March 1917 was on a c t i v e duty in the Pershing campaign against Pancho Villa. A f t e r l e a r n i n g his regiment would not be going t o France, Beightler resigned h i s commission as f i r s t lieutenant in order t o be recommissioned as a second lieutenant i n the 166th Infantry, 42nd ( Rainbow) Division. In France, Beightler participated i n several b a t t l e s including Chateau- Thierry, St. Mihiel, and the Meuse- Argonne offensives. After the armistice, Beightler remained in Germany with the Army of Occupation u n t i l June 1919. |
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